- #1 SISYPHUS
97% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Squiggly Starfruit Studios
Windows · Mac
After an eternity of toiling away at meaningless divine punishment, Sisyphus has finally snapped. Join Sisyphus in his quest for revenge as he weaponizes the very rock chaining him down to steamroll and swing his way to the top of Mount Olympus, while breaking a few laws of physics along the way.
Why similar: Mythology 58.6%, Platformer 27.5%, 2D 8.8%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #2 The Game of Sisyphus
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 826 reviews2024
Dev: cream
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Roll the boulder to the top.
Why similar: Mythology 63.9%, Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 7%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #3 Pushing It! With Sisyphus
96% matchMixed66% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
A game about a very happy guy and his boulder. (Warning: As an accurate representation of the ancient Myth of Sisyphus, this is likely the most difficult and punishing game you will ever play.)
Why similar: Mythology 56.4%, Platformer 32.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #4 Dung Beetle Adventure
95% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Eight Bit Skyline
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short (and free) adventure game, where you are tasked with helping a hurt, hungry, but inventive dung beetle on its journey to find something to eat near the end of the mushroom season.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, Cute 34.4%, 2D 13.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #5 Heavy Burden
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2023
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
How does Sisyphus feel as he climbs to the top of the mountain? Tired from the weight of the stone, the scorching sun, and the steep climbs, he nevertheless continues on his way up. What awaits him there?
Why similar: Puzzle 43.6%, Exploration 40.6%, Adventure 15.8%
- #6 Crypt Custodian
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,759 reviews2024
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Cute 8.5%
- #7 Not Without My Poop
94% matchVery Positive82% of 201 reviews2018
Dev: David Mulder
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Take control of an ambitious young dung beetle, on the journey of getting his dung ball to where it's going.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #8 Pushing it! Together - Sisyphus Co-op
92% matchMixed50% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Roll a boulder up a hill with your friends in this Online Co-op adventure based off the ancient Myth of Sisyphus.
Why similar: Mythology 59.4%, Platformer 30.6%, Adventure 10%
- #9 Metamorphosis
91% matchVery Positive86% of 640 reviews2020
Dev: Ovid WorksPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Why similar: Exploration 37.6%, Puzzle 35%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #10 Sisyphus Reborn
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,085 reviews2016
Dev: Edwin MontgomeryPub: Myshkin Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Adventure 48.7%, 2D 20.4%, Indie 18.8%, Singleplayer 12.1%
- #11 Capybara: The story of Sisyphus
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: Underdogs
Windows
Capybara: The Story of Sisyphus is a game about a very lazy capybara who wants to take a bath at the top of the mountain. To do this, the capybara must gain speed and cling to the obstacles with a rope with a barrel so as not to fall!
Why similar: Adventure 81.8%, Singleplayer 18.2%
- #12 Teslagrad
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.4%, Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Nonlinear 5%
- #13 Munin
89% matchVery Positive82% of 993 reviews2014
Dev: GojiraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.9%, Platformer 19.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, Mythology 10.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #14 Bouncy Goat Climb
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 338 reviews2022
Dev: Jesper Bergman
Windows
A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?
Why similar: Platformer 50%, Cute 21%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 8.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #15 Chariot
87% matchVery Positive81% of 455 reviews2014
Dev: Frima Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Metroidvania 24.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 9.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #16 Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off
84% matchVery Positive90% of 470 reviews2025
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!
Why similar: Platformer 37.6%, Exploration 25.4%, Cute 23%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 4%
- #17 AntVentor
86% matchVery Positive82% of 518 reviews2018
Dev: LoopyMood
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
AntVentor is a point & click adventure game. You find yourself in a photorealistic macroworld where you immediately manage to ruin the life of the main character, ant, and foil all his plans for making his dream come true. Can you help get everything back in order?
Why similar: Cartoony 20.5%, Exploration 19.7%, Cute 19.2%, Puzzle 18.1%, 2D 10.9%
- #18 Fuzz Dungeon
85% matchVery Positive100% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Jeremy CouillardPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Descend through absurd layers of history as a rat-dog-witch trying to escape employment and transcend reality. Explore weird museums, cosmic hallways, and your own bad dreams in a chaotic mash-up of art, humor, and a playable existential crisis.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.8%, Platformer 26.4%, Exploration 22.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #19 Promenade
83% matchVery Positive95% of 847 reviews2024
Dev: Holy Cap
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Exploration 10.8%, Cartoony 8.6%
- #20 Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
86% matchMixed56% of 55 reviews2015
Dev: Lord Puggington Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bust some bugs and save the world with the most average of heroes in this retro style platformer! Overcome obstacles such as killer cars, lava floors and one seriously @!&#^% off sun, tackle the horrors of the daily commute but with more fire and randomness.
Why similar: Platformer 65.1%, 2D 23.1%, Singleplayer 11.9%
- #21 Quarion
82% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 42.6%, Nonlinear 24.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #22 Escape the Underground
84% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2021
Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
Windows · Mac
At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.
Why similar: Platformer 39.5%, Cartoony 21.9%, Adventure 14.5%, 2D 9.5%, Cute 8.9%
- #23 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
81% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Nonlinear 20.3%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 10.3%
- #24 PEPPERED: an existential platformer
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2025
Dev: Mostly Games
Windows · Mac
An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.4%, Platformer 25.4%, Exploration 21.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #25 Morphopolis
81% matchVery Positive83% of 4,841 reviews2014
Dev: Dan Walters
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Morphopolis is about transformation and discovery. Morphopolis takes you on a puzzle adventure through a fantastical insect world. Starting as an aphid grub, you embark on an epic journey of metamorphosis toward your spawning ground.
Why similar: Puzzle 65.9%, Indie 10.1%, Adventure 10%, Exploration 6.2%, 2D 4.4%
- #26 Apotheon
80% matchVery Positive90% of 3,824 reviews2015
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Apotheon is a heroic action game set within the vibrant world of Ancient Greek Mythology. Ascend Mount Olympus, wrestle the divine powers from the Pantheon of Gods, and save mankind.
Why similar: Mythology 42.3%, Metroidvania 35.8%, Platformer 12%, 2D 4%, Adventure 3.1%
- #27 Rat Climber
79% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Glimmerware
Windows
You are a rat. You must climb. No collectibles, no invisible walls, no unlockable skills. You can only run, walk, and jump. Can you reach the top of the world?
Why similar: Cartoony 44.9%, Platformer 33.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Singleplayer 4%
- #28 Gravity Error
82% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Platformer 25.7%, Puzzle 18.4%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 7.3%
- #29 qomp
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 528 reviews2021
Dev: Stuffed WombatPub: Atari
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
You are the Ball. Escape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Metroidvania 25.7%, Exploration 19.4%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D 6.5%
- #30 Airhead
77% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Platformer 8.8%, Adventure 8%
- #31 MONUMENTUM
75% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Scott
Windows
Take control of a small rolling square and utilize long dormant mechanisms to ascend to the top. Watch your step!
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 4.7%, 2D 4.5%
- #32 Nolgorb's Ordeal
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Hard Meat
Windows · Linux
A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon by jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.
Why similar: Platformer 55.4%, Cute 33.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #33 Leap Year
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Nonlinear 16.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Platformer 9.7%
- #34 DOOMER'S ADVENTURE
76% matchVery Positive85% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
An platformer game about collecting stuff to bear with reality. Just like life, this game is short and meaningless, filled with existential questions of being.
Why similar: Platformer 58.5%, 2D 18.4%, Puzzle 9%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #35 Expelled
78% matchMixed59% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Whited43Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.
Why similar: Platformer 48.8%, Adventure 16.6%, Cute 12.4%, Indie 11.1%, 2D 11%
- #36 All Abug!
73% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Critter Patter ProductionsPub: UQAT - Création et nouveaux médias
Windows
Faced with the threat of a wave of toxic fumes, embark on an expedition to save yourself from certain death. Gobble up obstacles on your path to allow your caterpillar to move along and board survivors who also seek asylum!
Why similar: Cartoony 53%, Cute 25.7%, Adventure 13.3%, Singleplayer 8%
- #37 Overloop
73% matchVery Positive94% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.9%, Platformer 18%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 15.2%, 2D 7.5%
- #38 A Difficult Game About Climbing
71% matchVery Positive88% of 5,396 reviews2024
Dev: Pontypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Why similar: Platformer 60%, Adventure 16.1%, 2D 14.9%, Singleplayer 9%
- #39 Sokobos
73% matchVery Positive100% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Daisy GamesPub: Martin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sokoban meets Greek tragedy! Sokobos is a minimalistic & challenging puzzle game that expands on the classic block-pushing formula.
Why similar: Mythology 71.4%, Puzzle 20.7%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #40 An Imp? A Fiend!
77% matchMixed53% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stuck in the Underworld without the slightest clue why, a young fiend has a bit of a mystery to solve in this action/adventure platformer. With a world to explore, a past to uncover, and quite the task to complete, players must embark on a quest filled with monsters, towns, dungeons, bosses, and various platforming challenges.
Why similar: Platformer 50.2%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 20.8%
- #41 ANIMAL WELL
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Nonlinear 10.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Platformer 8.6%
- #42 Recursion Deluxe
74% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2016
Dev: 2D Heroes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A crash landing on a world inhabited by bee-like lifeforms. Stranded, our hero must unravel the rules of this uncharted planet to find their way home. Navigate a world where left is right, up is down, and you don't know where the simulation ends and you begin.
Why similar: Platformer 45.3%, Puzzle 27.3%, Indie 14%, 2D 13.4%
- #43 You Have To Climb Out
71% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Matt Goode
Windows
A short narrative puzzle experience about a lost frog who has dug too far into the sand during a beach day. Use your trusty shovel to move blocks and create paths for you to continue upward.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, Puzzle 24.4%, Platformer 22.2%, 2D 7.1%, Adventure 3.2%
- #44 Öoo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,680 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 10%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #45 Olympia Rising
75% matchMixed69% of 100 reviews2015
Dev: Paleozoic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Olympia Rising is a 2-D action platformer starring Iola - a young warrior who has been cast into the Underworld after meeting an untimely end. She must navigate through the various twisted regions of Hades' domain, fighting through hoards of deadly creatures as she attempts her escape, making her way to Mount Olympus.
Why similar: Mythology 55.1%, Platformer 32.2%, Adventure 12.7%
- #46 Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome
74% matchMixed62% of 803 reviews2020
Dev: NastycloudPub: Hidden People Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Gnome across the dangers of this twisted fairytale world. Can you make the annoying cloud go away? And recover his stolen Lucky Hat? Trust your friends? Find out in this, a casual platformer set in a beautiful painted world full of weird creatures you'll have to deal with.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Platformer 18.7%, Exploration 12.2%, Cartoony 11.9%, Cute 9%
- #47 TRY AGAIN
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2023
Dev: the Rejects
Windows
You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.9%, Platformer 32.1%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #48 Kochu's Dream
72% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A 3d bug adventure game 🐜🐛🐞 Run, jump and shoot while you chase an elusive fairy . . . Can you turn back into a human?
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.6%, Platformer 19.4%, Exploration 14.5%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #49 BirdGut
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,118 reviews2019
Dev: Micah Boursier
Windows · Mac
BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle 8%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 6.3%
- #50 Helheim Hassle
71% matchVery Positive90% of 416 reviews2020
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Indie 23.5%, Puzzle 20.3%, Cartoony 20.2%
- #51 Elephantasy: Flipside
70% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Nonlinear 17.2%, Platformer 10.3%, Puzzle 7.4%
- #52 Elephantasy
70% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
After falling from the sky into a miniature world, a tiny Elephant has a big adventure in store for them! Climb, dash, lift, and swim while exploring colorful pixel-art environments in this cute 2D puzzle-platformer! Can you collect all the Gems, reach the Tower in the clouds, and return home?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30%, Nonlinear 20.1%, Exploration 14.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Cute 9.3%
- #53 Hollow Knight
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 534,538 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Exploration 9.7%, 2D 5.6%, Cute 3.9%
- #54 The Adventures of Poppe
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Shiny Byte Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 2D adventure platformer game where a little man named Poppe explores different locations, finds various items and uses them along his way, fights against dangerous insects and survives in this gigantic world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Cute 9.7%, 2D 5.8%, Adventure 5.1%
- #55 Boxman's Struggle
69% matchVery Positive85% of 294 reviews2020
Dev: OneBlock
Windows
What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.
Why similar: Platformer 55.2%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 14.1%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #56 That Level Again
66% matchVery Positive98% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: IamTagir
Windows
A small logic game where all levels are the same but ways to win are not
Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Puzzle 34.8%, 2D 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #57 Low Oxygen
67% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.8%, Platformer 23%, Puzzle 16.1%, Cute 10.6%, Adventure 6.7%
- #58 I dont Fall
66% matchVery Positive84% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
You are Bellerophon, a hero who dreams of becoming a god and rises to the heavens and beyond. Overcome obstacles and trials to reach the heavens and become a god! But for some reason, Pegasus is the only one who seems excited.
Why similar: Mythology 55.9%, Platformer 21.7%, Exploration 16.2%, Adventure 6.2%
- #59 Sandy's Great Escape
67% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mocha Moose Games
Windows · Mac
A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.3%, Cute 31.7%, 2D 14.2%, Indie 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #60 imomushi
66% matchVery Positive87% of 238 reviews2023
Dev: AMURu
Windows · Mac
This is not "The Great Adventure of the Cute Caterpillar."
Why similar: Cute 34.7%, Cartoony 34.7%, 2D 21%, Indie 5.6%, Singleplayer 4%